A Young Woman's Heart

Li Wanyan's slightly furrowed brows relaxed again, and she couldn't help but laugh as she watched her retreating figure.

Then, as her footsteps faded into the distance, she murmured to herself, "Am I really that scary?"

"Beep beep beep—" It has to be said that Mo Xueyao went downstairs at just the right time. As soon as she got downstairs, she saw a black Santana parked outside the big iron gate.

She hurriedly ran out of the warehouse with a transparent umbrella, and looked at the black Santana with great curiosity, asking, "Godfather! Why did you bring them here?"

"Haha, I came to fish, and I'll drop you off here too. I've brought you lunch and dinner."

"Oh—are there any fish here?"

"Of course."

"What I mean is, can you still catch fish on a rainy day?"

"Haha, you don't understand. Fishing is actually better on rainy days."

"Yeah……?"

"Of course, just wait and see my results." The godfather smiled, rolled up the window a little, and slowly drove into the yard.

As soon as the car stopped, Hua Yinyin rushed out and hugged Mo Xueyao tightly: "Waaah, little Yaoyao, I haven't seen you in so long, I missed you so much!"

"Hey! It's only been a few days..." Mo Xueyao wanted to push her outside, but was afraid she would get wet in the rain, so she had no choice but to let her hug her.

"Yinyin really can't live a day without Xiaoyao."

"Hmph, of course."

"What kind of concubine are you, trying to steal the emperor's favor?"

"What what what?" Hua Yinyin could hardly believe her ears. "Wow—Xiao Yaoyao actually said something like that, it's really—absolutely incredible!"

"What's wrong with you... making such a fuss? Can't people even joke around anymore?"

"Is Xiaoyao blushing?"

"No, no!"

……

Chapter 310 Hua Yinyin's Cooking Skills

(One)

Raindrops gently pattered on the eaves. The four children huddled together, but instead of doing their homework, they lay on the ground playing Monopoly.

Even Li Wanyan joined in, though of course, she was 'forced' to.

In Mo Xueyao's words, "Since the school is on holiday, it's for students to rest. If they don't relax these few days, they might be too nervous during the college entrance examination and forget what they've memorized."

Li Wanyan clearly didn't agree with this. The reason she joined in was simply because the three of them were making a ruckus, and she couldn't concentrate on her studies.

"Please don't throw a 1..." Mo Xueyao muttered to herself, letting the dice shake in her hand for a while before finally throwing it down with a 'clatter'.

"Pfft, it really is a 1!"

"what--"

"Just pay up obediently~" Wang Jiale chuckled, blinking happily, "Five thousand yuan~"

"...Why is Lele's toll so expensive!"

"Hmph, I've been waiting for you guys." Wang Jiale received the five thousand yuan Monopoly bill from Mo Xueyao. "Phew... I almost lost it all first. Xiaoyao, thank you so much."

"Just wait, I'll make you cough up the money in a bit..." Mo Xueyao pouted, "Only two thousand yuan left... Watch me turn the tables!"

"Alright, my turn!" Hua Yinyin picked up the dice from the ground. "Hmm... five, one, two, three, four, five... a prank card?"

"What's wrong, Yinyin? Why are you smiling like that?"

"I'll draw! Hmm... I'll designate one player and forfeit their 1000 yuan... Heh heh?"

Hey! I haven't pranked you before, have I?

"Sorry, Yaoyao~" Hua Yinyin blinked and placed the prank card in front of Mo Xueyao. "Give it to me?"

"Just you wait, I'll squeeze every last penny out of you!" Mo Xueyao said angrily, which made Wang Jiale and Hua Yinyin burst into laughter.

……

(two)

"Finally, it's my turn. A three, let me draw a card! Why is it a six... um... I'll roll again, three..." Mo Xueyao silently placed the chess piece on that square, paused for a few seconds, then stiffly turned her neck towards Li Wanyan, "Huh, Wanyan..."

"One thousand yuan for toll fees." Li Wanyan said expressionlessly.

"Ah! I lost!" Mo Xueyao spread out the money in her hand and leaned back against the wall. She wasn't afraid of losing when playing Monopoly, but she was afraid of being the first to lose, because the time she had to wait for others to continue playing was too agonizing.

"What a pity, little Yaoyao~ Okay, it's my turn! Let's check the stocks first..."

"Tch, Yin Yin is about to lose too."

"While I understand how Yaoyao feels, unfortunately, I'm determined to have the last laugh!"

Li Wanyan suddenly said, "The first two losers shall go and make dinner."

"Hey—didn't I bring it with me?"

"Then it needs to get hot."

"Oh yeah... wait, then I'm one of them?"

Li Wanyan pursed her lips, as if trying to suppress a laugh: "Yes, Yaoyao is the first one."

"Hey, hey, we didn't say at the beginning that this bet doesn't count!"

"Let's start another round."

"Alright! I definitely won't lose this time!"

"Oh dear, little Yao Yao..."

……

(three)

The rain continued to fall, and the sky, which had barely brightened, slowly darkened again.

Mo Xueyao and Hua Yinyin stood in front of the stove, looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Um……"

"Hmm..."

Is Wanyan still playing with Lele?

"Well, the match is still undecided."

“…Okay.” Mo Xueyao scratched her head. “Why am I the first one out again? Seriously.”

"Pfft, alright, alright, Yaoyao, it's just heating up the food, is it that difficult?"

"Well, actually I just remembered something. Since you all had lunch together, the cooked dishes were actually... finished."

"Huh? Oh... now that you mention it, it seems that's true?"

"You and Lele are really something. Why did you tell my mom you had eaten when you hadn't? It made her misjudge. Otherwise, you would have definitely brought enough."

"Ahem! I'm just embarrassed in front of Auntie..."

"Hey, you're actually embarrassed?" Mo Xueyao put one hand on her hip and opened the cabinet in the completely open kitchen.

My mother can cook porridge, so there must have been rice stored here, which she found easily. Besides that, there were only eggs and sausages that don't spoil easily.

"Little Yaoyao, what's in this bag? Hmm... are they unpeeled peas?"

"Oh, it seems so."

"I have rice, ham, eggs, and peas. I've got it! Let's make fried rice!"

"Okay—then you peel the beans, and I'll make the fried rice."

"What? Then I'll make fried rice!"

"Hey, Yinyin, you can cook?"

"Hey, Yaoyao, don't underestimate me! Making fried rice with eggs is no problem at all!"

"...Okay, let's peel the beans together."

Hua Yinyin wanted to tease her, but she couldn't help but laugh first: "Pfft... So you never seem to get the short end of the stick, huh?"

"Cough cough!"

……

(four)

The small table we used for the barbecue yesterday was still there. Mo Xueyao didn't notice it at night, but when she saw it during the day, she realized how old it was. It was a folding table with a chessboard, but the chessboard was almost completely worn out, directly exposing the wooden board made of wood chips underneath. The table legs were also missing pieces, which her father had fixed with wood to prevent it from wobbling.

The two sat at the table shelling beans. Even Mo Xueyao, who was always criticized for being clumsy, couldn't stand it anymore: "Hey... Yinyin, what kind of shelling method is that? Are you cutting them in half?"

"This is more convenient."

"Just follow this line and bend it to both sides. If you peel it like this... never mind, you'll know if you ever run into one."

"What's wrong?"

"Don't tell you."

"Shout it out, keep us in suspense."

Hua Yinyin broke open a soybean as usual, trying to squeeze out the beans inside, but her hands trembled, and she and the stool moved back a great distance. Mo Xueyao estimated that it was about two meters away.

Inside the bean she had broken open, there was a green caterpillar, cut in two, struggling and writhing, looking extremely distressed.

"Pfft, cough... Hahaha..."

"What are you laughing at? There are bugs!"

"Is it really necessary to be so scared?" Mo Xueyao's shoulders still twitched involuntarily. "It's just a little green worm, isn't it quite cute?"

"What's cute about it? It's disgusting!"